Dispute Over McDonald's Drive-Thru Order Leads To 2 Arrests By Arlington Police

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County police arrested two people they say attacked an employee of a McDonald's restaurant in a dispute over a drive-thru order, according to the daily crime report.

Officers responded around 11 p.m. Monday on the report of a dispute at a business in the 5000 block of Wilson Boulevard. Police broadcast a lookout for a vehicle in connection with the incident.

Officers spotted the vehicle in the area of Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard and attempted a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle accelerated and ran two red lights before stopping, according to police.

While the driver remained in the vehicle, the passenger tried to run away, but police stopped him, police said. Both the driver and passenger were taken into custody.

Following a preliminary investigation, police determined that the two suspects had been arguing with an employee of the McDonald's restaurant on Wilson Boulevard after receiving an incorrect order at the drive-thru. The driver and passenger entered the restaurant to continue the argument and then began assaulting the employee, according to police. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

During their investigation, officers recovered a firearm from the suspects' vehicle, according to police.

Police charged the driver, Justice Bridges, 26, of Washington D.C., with malicious wounding and eluding police. The passenger, Michael Ritch, 24 of Capital Heights, Maryland, was charged with assault and battery, and felon in possession of a firearm.